Find your voice.

The Outdoor Industry Association Government Affairs team represents the outdoor industry's interests in the legislative and policy development process. OIA works to promote equitable and predictable trade policies, increased funding for outdoor recreation and federal management policies on public lands that support active recreation.

• Policy Agenda
• Trade Policy
• Recreation Policy

Also in this section:

• OIA on the Issues
• Outdoor Industry Policy Newsletter
• Corporate Responsibility
• Political Action Committee
• America's Great Outdoors Initiative

OIA Advocacy Leadership Awards

The OIA Advocacy Leadership Award recognizes an individual OIA member who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the OIA Policy Agenda and the outdoor industry’s stature in the public policy arena. The award, which is presented annually at the OIA Thought Leader Symposium at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show, is based on the following criteria:

• Personal engagement on the OIA public policy agenda
• Developing personal and company relationships with elected officials and policy makers
• Utilization of personal and company resources to engage employees, customers, and the greater outdoor industry/recreation communities on elements of the OIA public policy agenda
• Participation in the OIA Capitol Summit lobby days and additional visits to Washington D.C., and state capitols to support the OIA Policy Agenda
• Support of the Outdoor Industry Association Political Action Committee (OIAPAC)
• Leadership and participation in OIA-supported local, regional or national recreation or conservation campaigns, initiatives, organizations or associations

View the 2011 OIA Advocacy Leadership Award winners.

Contact our Government Affairs Staff

Alexander Boian, Director of Trade Policy
aboian@outdoorindustry.org

Craig Mackey, Director of Government Affairs
cmackey@outdoorindustry.org

David Weinstein, Outreach Director for the America's Great Outdoors Initiative
dweinstein@outdoorindustry.org

Beth Jensen, Corporate Responsibility Manager
bjensen@outdoorindustry.org